{"id":16,"date":"2016-12-13T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T19:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauradelrosso.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2021-11-02T21:47:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T21:47:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/lauradelrosso.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } --><br \/>\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Laura Del Rosso<\/strong> is a San Francisco-based writer and journalist who specializes in travel and the travel industry.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A longtime contributor to&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelweekly.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Travel Weekly<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, a leading trade newsmagazine, she covered the travel industry as Travel Weekly&#8217;s west coast bureau chief and contributing editor. She also regularly writes for AAA Travel publications and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiatravelguide.travel\/\">The Travel Guide to California<\/a>. Her byline has appeared in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\">The San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mercurynews.com\">The San Jose Mercury News<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/travelagewest.com\">TravelAge West<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/paceco.com\">Southwest Airlines Spirit<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/meetingstoday.com\">Meetings Today,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cruisecritic.com\">Cruise Critic<\/a> and many more.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Laura also develops and writes newsletters, travel agent training and content for online travel sites. Past clients include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fest300.com\">Fest300<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vacationcruisesinfo.com\">Vacationcruisesinfo.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/traveler.marriott.com\/san-francisco\/5-ways-to-spend-a-romantic-weekend-in-san-francisco\/\">Marriott.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northstartravelmedia.com\">Northstar Travel Media<\/a>. She has contributed to Frommer&#8217;s and Fodor&#8217;s guidebooks to Mexico and research material to the best-selling book&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1000beforeyoudie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #6666cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>1000 Places to See Before You Die<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Her award-winning travel book,&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatescapesnorcal.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Great Escapes<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"zxx\"><b><a style=\"color: #000099; font-size: small;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greatescapesnorcal.com\/\">Northern California<\/a>,<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&nbsp;published by&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrymanpress.com\/\">Countryman Press\/Norton<\/a>, is a<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">vailable at&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0881507830?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=lauradelrosso-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0881507830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Amazon.com<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Laura is a two-time winner of the&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #625ea6;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Society of American Travel Writers<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8216; Lowell Thomas Award, one a silver for travel news\/investigative journalism in Travel Professional magazine, and a bronze for her audio podcast&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tours4mobile.com\/tours\/california-tours\/san-franciscos-ferry-building-and-embarcadero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #625ea6;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>San Francisco&#8217;s Embarcadero and Ferry Building<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Laura has traveled much of the world, visiting more than 75 countries. The daughter of immigrants from the Pisa-Lucca area, she speaks Italian, has worked on Italian-English translations and has explored much of Italy. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">She also has made more than 50 trips to Mexico and knows the back roads and attractions of her native northern California, spending much time in the Sonoma County wine country, north coast, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. She is a member of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www,satw.org\">SATW<\/a><\/strong>, the leading North American organization of travel writers and photographers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } --><br \/>\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Contact Laura at<strong> <a href=\"ldelrosso@gmail.com\">ldelrosso@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<u>F<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">ollow her at&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/lauradelrosso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #625ea6;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Twitter @lauradelrosso<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #212121;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lauradelrosso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #625ea6;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Instagram @lauradelrosso<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/lauradelrosso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/zion-and-bryce-039-1024x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" width=\"233\" height=\"101\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/lauradelrosso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG-4326-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" width=\"97\" height=\"97\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura Del Rosso is a San Francisco-based writer and journalist who specializes in travel and the travel industry. 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